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JBDesign
04-12-2013, 02:59 PM
My flat bed arrived today (yay!) but I can't use it until the printer and stuff turns up in a day or so.
But I was wondering, how do I know what pressure to set it to? Do I just keep it on the setting it arrived with? There seems to be no mention of it in the manual at all. I don't even know how to tell if it is the right pressure or not, or what the 'right' pressure might be. . . Once I am up and running, what are the signs that tell me the pressure is wrong? . .

I did do a search for 'pressure' but nothing relevant came up. .

malfunction
04-12-2013, 03:21 PM
I seem to recall a vinyl supply company that did pressure sensitive strips for checking the pressure on heat presses but can't remember who it was (old age I guess)
It's really a case of trial and error, but remember to allow for whatever your pressing when adjusting the knob.
There maybe some vids on you tube that might help.

Mal

JBDesign
04-12-2013, 04:52 PM
Thanks, I'll check out youtube, though the few vids I have seen say helpful things like 'don't apply too much pressure or the tile may break' . Ok, I shall know when I reach too much pressure, but I'd rather not break expensive blanks ;-) I shall ring the supplier, they would know, presumably.